Original Research Article I Volume 3 I Issue 2 I 2015

Tricho-taxonomic studies of dorsal guard hairs of Indian Cervids (Artiodactyla: Mammalia) for species identification

M. Kamalakannan; J.K. De; C.K. Manna

Biolife; 2015, 3(2), pp 547-552

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7270337

Abstract:

Tricho-taxonomic studies have been carried out by many workers on different orders of class Mammalia. But meagre information is available on the study of hairs of species under the family Cervidae in India. To have the basic surface architecture, the hair samples collected from the mid-dorsal region of four species of family Cervidae present in the Zoological Survey of India were processed for microscopic examination.

Keywords:

dorsal guard hair, Indian Cervids, tricho-taxonomy, key characters.

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Article Dates:

Received: 6 April 2015; Accepted: 13 May 2015; Published: 7 June 2015

How To Cite:

M. Kamalakannan, J.K. De, & C.K. Manna. (2022). Tricho-taxonomic studies of dorsal guard hairs of Indian Cervids (Artiodactyla: Mammalia) for species identification. Biolife, 3(2), 547–552. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7270337

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